Biggs, John Burville

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BIGGS, John Burville

BIGGS, John Burville. Australian, b. 1934. Genres: Education, Psychology. Career: Research Officer, National Foundation for Education Research, U.K., 1958-62; Lecturer in Psychology, University of New England, 1962-66; Education Research Officer, Monash University, 1966-69; Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, 1969-73; Professor of Education, University of Newcastle, 1973-87; Professor of Education, University of Hong Kong, 1987-95. Publications: Anxiety and Primary Mathematics, 1963; Mathematics and the Conditions of Learning, 1967; Information and Human Learning, 1972; (with K. Collis) Evaluating the Quality of Learning, 1982; Student Approaches to Learning and Studying, 1987; (with P. Moore) The Process of Learning, 1993; Teaching for Quality Learning at University, 1999. Address: 48 Ian St, Eleebana, NSW 2280, Australia.